LOTOJA is a 206 mile cycling race from Logan To Jackson (LoToJa). Amateur Radio operators help by providing:
- Event Communications
- Neutral wheel and mechanic support
- First Aid support
- Help participants, their support crews, and families have a safe and enjoyable event
LOTOJA will be Saturday September7th, 2024
VOLUNTEER’S WAVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
This form needs to be filled for every volunteer participating in LOTOJA. That is you, your ride along (Spouse or whoever) including minors.
This is a form that must be filled out and emailed to waiver@barconline.org This form should be filled out and submitted by August 2nd.
Remember to email completed form to waiver@barconline.org
Important Dates 2024
Stay Tuned for dates for 2024
Intro training for first time LOTOJA Ham Radio volunteers. 7:00 – 8:30 PM – Virtual Training online via Zoom
August 16th – Wednesday 7:00 PM for all
Orientation and training meeting. Required of all support personnel.
7:00 PM for all LOTOJA Ham volunteers.
LOCATION: Cache County Sheriffs Office 3rd floor training rooms
also available via Zoom
August 22nd 9:00 Tuesday
Radio check following BARC net. If you are in the cache valley area you will need to have all of your frequencies in your radio programmed by this night so you can test it out. There will be hams acting as the repeaters that are out of this valley and will be able to tell if you have the right frequency and TONE set for your radio. If you live out of cache valley, use another radio (can be a handheld) to do this on your own.
August 25th
APRS on the air with tactical callsigns on for all LOTOJA vehicles. Check to see if you show up at our LOTOJA Map here. All Mobile radio ops should have APRS. If you need an APRS radio contact Tyler N7UWX
Check for your beacon on:
Thursday September 7th,
BARC potluck and LOTOJA packet/shirts/mechanic kit/first aid kit handout. 6:00 PM – Location 375 E 450 N, Millville, Utah
Bring a potluck item to share and your own table setting. Club will provide meat dish.
Friday, September 8th, 2023
Wheel distribution for Racer support vehicles only
Vehicles Yellow1 – Yellow 8 – Friday 6:30 – 7:00 PM
Vehicles Yellow9 – Yellow 16 – Friday 7:00 – 7:30 PM
Blue Vehicles – no wheels to pick up. Pick up mechanic and first aid kits if you have not already between 6:30 – 7:30 or arrange for another vehicle to pick them up for you.
Saturday, September 9th – LOTOJA
Be in positions at least one hour before your assigned pack leave time from Logan, or 1 hour before cars/cyclists are expected to arrive at your Feed Zone, corner, or other location.
LOTOJA Amateur Radio Operators Bible
This document contains important information about the event and provides links to all relevant documents, assignments, and resources. Everyone in your vehicle should read this document.
For New Volunteers
Radio Operators who help with LOTOJA in mobile neutral support positions require the following equipment.
- Dual Band mobile radio (2 meter/70 cm) with external vehicle antenna capable of 25watts or more power.
- handheld 2 meter radio (or mobile or available VFO on a dual receive mobile used for above) for car-2-car communications.
- APRS tracker (2 meter with >5 watts output)
- ANSI reflective vest
- Yellow flashing light
Please Note: The LOTOJA Hams team does have some equipment to lend. Let us know if you need some equipment and we will do our best to equip you with the needed equipment. Because of the mountainous terrain along the race route, a handheld will not cut it for communications to repeaters in many locations. A handheld does work well for Car-2-Car communications.
Volunteer Resources
LOTOJA Amateur Radio Organizing Team
- Kevin Reeve N7RXE – Co-Organizer
- Tyler Griffiths N7UWX – Co-Organizer
- Ted McArthur AC7II – Communications Network Chair
- Scott Saunders KE7IRO – Communications Network
- Richard Elwood KE7GYD – Wheels & Mechanic Kits
- Brandon Tibbits KD7IIW – APRS & Digipeaters
- Jorden Luke KF7YEM – APRS & Digipeaters
- Keven Nield – Bear Lake NET Lead
- Jared Smith N7SMI – Radio Ops Bible & Database & Cache NET Team Lead
- Laurie Littledike KF7DKM – Volunteer Database
- Mark Jensen – First Aid Kits
- Tammy Stevens N7YTO – Potluck Social
- Kahlil WA7SHW, Sheri Godfrey KC7MCP, & Nicole Godfrey – Starting Line & Lunches
- Chris Clement K7CTC – Volunteer Assignment System
- Brent Chambers – Director & owner of Epic Events – LOTOJA
